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“Life through Videos”

Zero Waste Lifestyle Online Videography Lesson

Reported by : Lew Yuen Teng Sr3ComA
“Zero waste” is a new concept introduced environmental cleaning agent by mixing baking Ng Choon Hau Sr2A
in the 21st century. Pua Shu Yun, the vice president soda and white vinegar. In public places, what we Tee Jia Xien Sr2B
of the Environmental Protection Society, held a can do to achieve zero waste is to use a handkerchief
talk called “Zero Waste Lifestyle” over Zoom on instead of tissue paper. Furthermore, we could
Friday, 29th of May to introduce this new concept. bring our own container or lunch box to take away uring these two-week school holiday, the school has arranged a series of activities
our meal if possible. “Take away your uneaten food for students to partake in. One of the activities which was organized by the school’s
“What is zero waste?” she asked. The in the restaurant for later consumption, however, DComputer teachers was a video making lesson called “Sounds and Shadows In Life”.
definition of zero waste is to “reuse” as stated it is ultimately better to avoid ordering too much Lessons were held on 28th and 29th May over Zoom. They were conducted by eight Computer
in the 5Rs (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, food,” she further elaborated. teachers teaching in pairs focusing on students from Jr1, Jr2, Jr3 and Sr1.
Recycle), reduce one’s amount of waste, and not
produce environmentally destructive waste. Later, she played two news videos about The teacher started the lesson by introducing the lesson objective which was to encourage self
the boom of the zero waste lifestyle in Malaysia. learning in students, by teaching them techniques in making videos to be utilised in their free time.
She explained that basically, there are two Next, students were informed of details for submission of their videos such as the time, deadline
types of waste: disposable and reusable. Disposable What followed was a Q&A session hosted and mode of submission. Students would receive an e-Certificate for their participation and the best
garbage is then sorted into recyclable and non- by Miss Foo Cheau Yee, the head advisory teacher videos will be posted on the school’s Facebook page. The teacher suggested some topics for the videos.
recyclable garbage. For example, plastic bottles, of the Environmental Protection Society. She Among them were on life during MCO, special talents, promotional videos, and stop-motion videos.
cans and waste paper are recyclable. Non-recyclable prompted attendees to submit their questions Requirements and notes on video production were listed out before proceeding to the explanation of
garbage are then divided into decomposable and about environmentalism and anecdotes of their the video-making process.
indecomposable trash. Indecomposable trash recycling efforts at home. Active feedback was
includes toilet paper, plastic bags, and straws. attained, and she answered questions ranging Next, the teacher introduced some useful apps and software for us to edit videos.
from topics like the recycling of glass, eraser
She also explained to us about the harm shavings, and milk cartons; to methods on dealing There are two types of applications for video editing. Some are free to use and others require a
of disposable waste to the ocean. If plastic or with an excess of food waste at home. She also fee. Of course, the premium version has more functions and a higher quality product, but you can do
Styrofoam were thrown into the sea, it would commended students who sent in their anecdotes most of the work by using the free version. The teacher recommended the app VUE, which is simple
be incredibly damaging to sea life. Once in the and prompted a few Environmental Protection to work with and has many essential tools available. It also provides loads of choices of music and
ocean, plastic or Styrofoam decomposes very Society committee members to share their own background music (BGM). The next is Quik. Its features are not as plentiful as VUE, but it is more
slowly, breaking down into tiny pieces known as stories in the fight for environmentalism. Through user-friendly and the templates provided for video are pretty exquisite.
microplastics by waves. It poses a threat to the this Q&A session, Miss Foo was able to enrich
animals that live in the ocean. attendees further on how to live a Zero Waste life. The steps for video editing in different apps are about the same. First, import the video
material into the video editor app. Secondly, trim, split, or adjust the speed of the video. Then, add
Afterwards, she shared some tips to The talk then came to an end, hopefully music effects or BGM to make the video more attractive. “Feel free to edit your video and try every
drastically reduce your waste at home. She leaving attendees with newfound knowledge of editing tool available,” the teacher told students. “For example, you could make your video more lively
suggested making your own homemade the Zero Waste movement, and inspiring them to and vivid by adding special effects like patterns.” With the filters, one can change the entire look and
enzyme cleaner, as it is relatively easy to do and take up this new lifestyle to play a part in saving feel of one’s video. To make one’s content more memorable, text can be added to your video. Finally,
environmentally friendly. “Just combine brown our Earth from total environmental destruction. export your masterpiece into MP4 format.
sugar with fruit peel and water in a glass bottle,”
she said. Besides that, we could also make a DIY It’s more complicated if you use the video editing software on a computer, as they have more
selections and tools. If one were required to create a high-quality video, using a computer may be
Reported by: the best choice. There are various options in computer-based video editing apps to discover. For
Tee Jia Xien Sr2B beginners, the teacher recommended the video editing software “iMovie”. Although Adobe After
Ng Choon Hau SR2A Effect is the most favoured video editing software, it’s definitely not easy to use.
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